Q: Is 2,542,960 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,542,960 a composite number?

A composite number is a number that can be divided evenly by more numbers than 1 and itself. It is the opposite of a prime number.

The number 2,542,960 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 16 19 20 28 35 38 40 56 70 76 80 95 112 133 140 152 190 239 266 280 304 380 478 532 560 665 760 956 1,064 1,195 1,330 1,520 1,673 1,912 2,128 2,390 2,660 3,346 3,824 4,541 4,780 5,320 6,692 8,365 9,082 9,560 10,640 13,384 16,730 18,164 19,120 22,705 26,768 31,787 33,460 36,328 45,410 63,574 66,920 72,656 90,820 127,148 133,840 158,935 181,640 254,296 317,870 363,280 508,592 635,740 1,271,480 and 2,542,960, with no remainder.

Since 2,542,960 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,542,960, it is a composite number.

More Examples

• All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).